Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 1001 on Run! page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 1001 of the Run! page.

Basics

• About the text contrast improvable issue
  • Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
• About the Run! page
  • URL: https://www.designedtorun.com/
  • Tested on 2026-04-05 at 01:26
• About HTML element 1001
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Questions? Reach out to us at info@designedtorun.com
  • Start tag: <div class="questions">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 601, y = 9841, width = 719, height = 27

Diagnoses

1. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.81:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Tool: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

2. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.81:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Tool: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

3. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.81:1, <code>background-color: #7331ff</code>, <code>foreground-color: #ffffff</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17.6px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

4. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.81:1, <code>background-color: #7331ff</code>, <code>foreground-color: #ffffff</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17.6px</code>), <code>font-weight: 400</code>.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

5. Elements must meet enhanced color contrast ratio thresholds; Element has insufficient color contrast of 5.81 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #7331ff, font size: 13.2pt (17.6px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 7:1

   Tool: Axe (Deque)

   Rule: color-contrast-enhanced

6. This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 7:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1. Recommendation: change background to #6321ef.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: E-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_6.G17.Fail

7. [failed] Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.

   Tool: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

   Rule: QW-ACT-R76

8. This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 7:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1. Recommendation: change background to #6321ef.

   Tool: WallyAX (Wally)